Find the largest number in an Array - one line

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Jeremy Forsythe • Jun 19 '19

jsbench.me/g4jx2nffbo/1

Array.prototype.reduce() seems to be much faster.

array.reduce((acc, val) => val > acc ? val : acc);

Drozerah • Jun 19 '19 • Edited

console.time('first')
    Math.max(...array)
console.timeEnd('first') // first: 0.179ms

console.time('second')
    array.reduce((acc, val) => val > acc ? val : acc)
console.timeEnd('second') // second: 0.054ms

Definitively slower to execute but half the time to write it :)

George • Jun 19 '19

Depends what the codes for really.

Math.max() is easier to read, and if only run occasionally on small arrays... fine.

Reduce is a little more convoluted, but still can be understood easily enough. The time savings on the code if running frequently or on larger datasets can quickly add up in benefits.

Jeremy Forsythe • Jun 19 '19

Not if you use snippets!

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Find the largest number in an Array - one line

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